​Adam McCracken, a Winter Springs clinical psychologist, received the restoration of his civil rights from Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet on June 15. McCracken and his wife, Renee, testified about why restoration of his rights was so important.

The Florida House, under Republican Speaker Richard Corcoran, released a video advertising the controversial “Schools of Hope” program enacted under House Bill 7069, which Broward County Public Schools plans to sue over.

The Miami-Dade Democratic Party met tonight to discuss a proposal to rebuke one of the county's most powerful Democrats -- longtime State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle -- for her failure to mount a criminal case against the guards who placed Dade Correctional Institution inmate Darren Rainey in a searing shower until he collapsed and died.

Charter schools are one option in the growing "school choice" movement. Funded by taxpayer money, these schools are growing nationally, though some states have yet to pass related laws. Find out what sets them apart from traditional public and private sch

Adam Putnam speaks to reporters following his South Florida debut as a candidate for governor Monday at the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance Luncheon at Hyatt Regency Pier 66. Putnam made the stop as part of his 10-day bus tour.

Senate Appropriations Chairman Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, rails against House Speaker Richard Corcoran, R-Land O' Lakes, for proposing a 'continuation budget' rather than negotiating with the Senate on a new budget for 2017-18. Video courtesy News Service of Florida.